Kentucky Wildcats Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×7

3Kenny MincheyQB14-JR—

PORTAL 16JacQai LongQB23-SO—

PORTAL 9Matt PonatoskiQB3FR (4)14Brennen WardQB42-FR

15Carson CruverQB5

PORTAL

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1CJ BaxterRB14-JR—

PORTAL 2Jovantae BarnesRB25-SR—

PORTAL 26Jason PattersonRB33-SOALSO KR 28Tovani MizellRB43-SO

22Delvecchio Alston IIRB5 34Isaiah JacksonRB6

X×6

7DJ MillerX12-SO—13Denairius GrayX2FR (3)—5Ja'Kayden FergusonX32-SO

PORTALALSO KR 12Brock CoffmanX42-FR

PORTAL

80Ashton CozartX5

PORTAL 37Spencer LeadbetterX6

Z×5

6Shane CarrZ13-JR—

PORTAL 17Hardley Gilmore IVZ23-JR—

PORTAL 18Xavier DaisyZ33-JR

PORTAL 84Davis McCrayZ4FR (3)

39Saxton HowardZ5

SLOT×5

4Nic AndersonSLOT15-SR—

PORTAL 83Prince JeanSLOT2FR (3)—19Kenny DarbySLOT3FR (4)33Rico CrowderSLOT43-SO

89Cash HarneySLOT5

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81Willie RodriguezTE13-JR—87Henry BoyerTE25-SR—

PORTAL 8Mikkel SkinnerTE32-FR 85Elijah BrownTE45-SR

PORTAL

44Justin KattusTE5 11Lincoln WatkinsTE6

LT×5

53Lance HeardLT14-SR—

PORTAL 67Mark RobinsonLT23-JR—

PORTAL 74Jermiel AtkinsLT32-FR 69Hank TimonLT4FR (3)

63Kyle MixonLT5

LG×5

73Olaus AlinenLG14-JR—

PORTAL 55Aba SelmLG23-SO—57Jordan KnoxLG34-JR

PORTAL 62Ben MyersLG4FR (3)

64Ryan MeekerLG5

C×5

72Coleton PriceC15-SR—

PORTAL 75Hayes JohnsonC23-SO—78Cameron JonesC34-JR

PORTAL 70Rob FoglerC43-JR

PORTAL

66Tino MerloC5

RG×4

77Tegra TshabolaRG15-SR—

PORTAL 79Jay ClarkRG22-FR—60Mason HowardRG3FR (3)68Alexander DiMartinoRG42-SO

RT×3

71Malachi WoodRT14-JR—50Max AndersonRT23-SO—

PORTAL 61Jason EkperuohRT32-FR

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×4

94Tavion GadsonDT14-JR—6Ahmad BreauxDT23-JR—

PORTAL 91Jaden WilliamsDT35-SR

PORTAL 55Nic SmithDT42-FR

NT×3

7Jamarrion HarklessNT14-JR—

PORTAL 93Kalen EdwardsNT22-SO—96Dominic WisemanNT35-SR

PORTAL

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EDGE

DE×4

90Mi'Quise Humphrey-GraceDE15-SR—

PORTAL 23Brian RobinsonDE23-SO—97Tyler ThomasDE34-JR

PORTAL 92Ben DuncumDE4FR (3)

EDGE

JACK×5

2Sam GreeneJACK14-JR—

PORTAL 8Lorenzo CowanJACK23-SO—

PORTAL 15Cedric WorksJACK32-SO 9Antonio O'BerryJACK4GR

PORTAL

53Ben ReevesJACK5

WLB×4

0Elijah BarnesWLB12-FR—

PORTAL 44Antwan SmithWLB23-JR—31Quintavion NormanWLB33-SO 17Justyn HartleyWLB4FR (3)

MLB×3

22Grant GodfreyMLB14-JR—25Tavion WallaceMLB22-SO—

PORTAL 32Devin SmithMLB33-SO

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LCB×5

12Hasaan SykesLCB13-JR—

PORTAL 30Grant GraytonLCB22-SO—28Demarcus GardnerLCB32-FR 1Andre Clarke Jr.LCB4FR (4)

38Tyler WrightLCB5

RCB×5

20Terhyon NicholsRCB13-JR—21Nasir AddisonRCB24-SR—19Kevis ThomasRCB34-SR

PORTAL 27Isaiah McMillianRCB4FR (3)

11Braxton UrquhartRCB5

NB×4

3Aaron GatesNB14-JR—

PORTAL 24Jaden SmithNB23-SO—18Mark Manfred IIINB32-FR

PORTAL 36Andrew WeberNB43-JR

FS×4

5Jordan CastellFS14-SR—

PORTAL 16Jesse Anderson IIIFS24-JR—

PORTAL 10Dyllon WilliamsFS32-FR 33Sam Brown IIIFS4FR (2)

SS×3

14Ty BryantSS14-SR—ALSO PR 13Cyrus ReyesSS23-JR—

PORTAL 26Andrew PurcellSS32-FR

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Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

91Jacob KauweKO13-SO—88Adam ZouaguiKO24-SR—

PORTAL

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×3

5Ja'Kayden FergusonKR12-SO—

PORTALALSO WR 4Martels Carter Jr.KR22-FR—26Jason PattersonKR33-SOALSO RB

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×3

40Cole MarszalekLS14-JR—

PORTAL 97Spencer RadnotiLS23-SO—

PORTAL 59Jack WheelerLS3FR

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×2

91Jacob KauwePK13-SO—88Adam ZouaguiPK24-SR—

PORTAL

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×1

14Ty BryantPR14-SR—ALSO S

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×2

48Thomas O'HaraPT13-JR—

PORTAL 93Wilson BerryPT25-SR—

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB7 listed

Kenny Minchey#3QB14-JR—

PORTAL QB216JacQai Long3-SO

PORTAL QB39Matt PonatoskiFR (4)QB414Brennen Ward2-FR

RB6 listed

CJ Baxter#1RB14-JR—

PORTAL RB22Jovantae Barnes5-SR

PORTAL RB326Jason Patterson3-SOALSO KR RB428Tovani Mizell3-SO

WRX6 listed

DJ Miller#7X12-SO—X213Denairius GrayFR (3)X35Ja'Kayden Ferguson2-SO

PORTALALSO KR X412Brock Coffman2-FR

PORTAL

WRZ5 listed

Shane Carr#6Z13-JR—

PORTAL Z217Hardley Gilmore IV3-JR

PORTAL Z318Xavier Daisy3-JR

PORTAL Z484Davis McCrayFR (3)

WRSLOT5 listed

Nic Anderson#4SLOT15-SR—

PORTAL SLOT283Prince JeanFR (3)SLOT319Kenny DarbyFR (4)SLOT433Rico Crowder3-SO

TE6 listed

Willie Rodriguez#81TE13-JR—TE287Henry Boyer5-SR

PORTAL TE38Mikkel Skinner2-FR TE485Elijah Brown5-SR

PORTAL

OLLT5 listed

Lance Heard#53LT14-SR—

PORTAL LT267Mark Robinson3-JR

PORTAL LT374Jermiel Atkins2-FR LT469Hank TimonFR (3)

OLLG5 listed

Olaus Alinen#73LG14-JR—

PORTAL LG255Aba Selm3-SO LG357Jordan Knox4-JR

PORTAL LG462Ben MyersFR (3)

OLC5 listed

Coleton Price#72C15-SR—

PORTAL C275Hayes Johnson3-SO C378Cameron Jones4-JR

PORTAL C470Rob Fogler3-JR

PORTAL

OLRG4 listed

Tegra Tshabola#77RG15-SR—

PORTAL RG279Jay Clark2-FR RG360Mason HowardFR (3)RG468Alexander DiMartino2-SO

OLRT3 listed

Malachi Wood#71RT14-JR—RT250Max Anderson3-SO

PORTAL RT361Jason Ekperuoh2-FR

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT4 listed

Tavion Gadson#94DT14-JR—DT26Ahmad Breaux3-JR

PORTAL DT391Jaden Williams5-SR

PORTAL DT455Nic Smith2-FR

DLNT3 listed

Jamarrion Harkless#7NT14-JR—

PORTAL NT293Kalen Edwards2-SO NT396Dominic Wiseman5-SR

PORTAL

EDGEDE4 listed

Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace#90DE15-SR—

PORTAL DE223Brian Robinson3-SO DE397Tyler Thomas4-JR

PORTAL DE492Ben DuncumFR (3)

EDGEJACK5 listed

Sam Greene#2JACK14-JR—

PORTAL JACK28Lorenzo Cowan3-SO

PORTAL JACK315Cedric Works2-SO JACK49Antonio O'BerryGR

PORTAL

LBWLB4 listed

Elijah Barnes#0WLB12-FR—

PORTAL WLB244Antwan Smith3-JR WLB331Quintavion Norman3-SO WLB417Justyn HartleyFR (3)

LBMLB3 listed

Grant Godfrey#22MLB14-JR—MLB225Tavion Wallace2-SO

PORTAL MLB332Devin Smith3-SO

CBLCB5 listed

Hasaan Sykes#12LCB13-JR—

PORTAL LCB230Grant Grayton2-SO LCB328Demarcus Gardner2-FR LCB41Andre Clarke Jr.FR (4)

CBRCB5 listed

Terhyon Nichols#20RCB13-JR—RCB221Nasir Addison4-SR RCB319Kevis Thomas4-SR

PORTAL RCB427Isaiah McMillianFR (3)

CBNB4 listed

Aaron Gates#3NB14-JR—

PORTAL NB224Jaden Smith3-SO NB318Mark Manfred III2-FR

PORTAL NB436Andrew Weber3-JR

SFS4 listed

Jordan Castell#5FS14-SR—

PORTAL FS216Jesse Anderson III4-JR

PORTAL FS310Dyllon Williams2-FR FS433Sam Brown IIIFR (2)

SSS3 listed

Ty Bryant#14SS14-SR—ALSO PR SS213Cyrus Reyes3-JR

PORTAL SS326Andrew Purcell2-FR

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Jacob Kauwe#91KO13-SO—KO288Adam Zouagui4-SR

PORTAL

KR3 listed

Ja'Kayden Ferguson#5KR12-SO—

PORTALALSO WR KR24Martels Carter Jr.2-FR KR326Jason Patterson3-SOALSO RB

LS3 listed

Cole Marszalek#40LS14-JR—

PORTAL LS297Spencer Radnoti3-SO

PORTAL LS359Jack WheelerFR

PK2 listed

Jacob Kauwe#91PK13-SO—PK288Adam Zouagui4-SR

PORTAL

PR1 listed

Ty Bryant#14PR14-SR—ALSO S

PT2 listed

Thomas O'Hara#48PT13-JR—

PORTAL PT293Wilson Berry5-SR

Program & Venue

Program

Kentucky Wildcats

University of Kentucky

Conference SECFootball began 1881Location Lexington, Kentucky

Home

Kroger Field

61,000Listed capacity

Location Lexington, Kentucky

Coaching staff

Head coachWill Stein

Offensive coordinatorJoe Sloan

Defensive coordinatorJay Bateman

Identity

Mascot Wildcat, Scratch

Blue Primary

White Secondary